help (someone), typically by doing a share of the work
a senior academic would assist him in his work
their presence would assist in keeping the peace
(in sport) an instance of passing or touching the ball immediately before a teammate scores a goal
after only 136 minutes of action he has two goals and an assist
he scored a fine goal and also claimed an assist
an act of giving help, typically by providing money
the budget must have an assist from tax policies